Tropics of Vienna - Colonial Utopias of the Habsburg Empire (Hardcover)

The Austrian Empire was not a colonial power in the sense that fellow actors like 19th-century England and France were. It nevertheless oversaw a multinational federation where the capital of Vienna was unmistakably linked with its eastern periphery in a quasi-colonial arrangement that inevitably shaped the cultural and intellectual life of the Habsburg Empire. This was particularly evident in the era's colonial utopian writing, and Tropics of Vienna blends literary criticism, cultural theory, and historical analysis to illuminate this curious genre. By analyzing the works of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Theodor Herzl, Joseph Roth, and other representative Austrian writers, it reveals a shared longing for alternative social and spatial configurations beyond the concept of the "nation-state" prevalent at the time.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Austrian and Habsburg Studies
Release date:	May 2016
Authors:	Ulrich E. Bach
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	152
ISBN-13:	978-1-78533-132-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Promotions
LSN:	1-78533-132-9
Barcode:	9781785331329

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